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s. WEATHER-LEY.

PIN. APPLICATION FILED JAN-2|, 1914- 1,142,547. Patented J1me as, 1915.

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THE NuRFus PETERS :0, WASHINGTON, o. c

sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

STUART WEATHERLEY, or LONDON, ENGLAND. I

PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed January 21, 1914. Serial No. 813,401.

nature which is adapted to many uses and Y which may be used in place ofthe ordinary buttons, hook-and-eye devices, etc.

In carrying out the invention, I provide a device comprising a bodyportion, which may be of any desired form, provided with one or moreengaging portions extending therefrom and which are of peculiarconstruction and arrangement, which will be described more fullyhereinafter.

As illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention I have shown inthe accompanying drawings a pin or fastening device constructedaccording to my invention.

In the drawings like parts in the several views have been given the samereference numerals.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing theconstruction of the body portion of the pin. big. 2 is a bottom planview of Fig. 1.

The body portion 6 is provided with one or more recesses, such as 11 and12, and the engaging portions v7 and 8, which extend inwardly from theopposite ends of the body portion 6, can be provided with pointed ends 9and 10 which are positioned in the recesses 11 and 12, respectively.This protects the points of the engaging ends and prevents the same fromcatching in the material after being engaged therewith. The engagingportions 7 and 8 are of resilient construction.

One of the engaging portions is longer than the other. The object ofthis is toprovide for first engaging the long portion with one edge ofthe material and, on account of its greater length, the same is thenprevented portion is being engaged with the opposite edge of material.When the pin is engaged with both edges the tension or pull prevents thepin from becoming disengaged or unfastened.

It will thus be seen that I provide a simple form of device which is adated to many from becoming disengaged while the shorter uses and whichmay be made 0 any suitable material and provided with any desiredornamentation. v

I do not wish to be understood as limiting the invention to theparticular form or construction shown and described, as the same isintended as illustrative merely of one of the 7 many possibleconstructions coming within the scope of the invention as defined in theaccompanying claims.

What I claim is 1. A pin or fastening device of the class describedcomprising a body portion. provided with recesses, pointed endsextending from said body portion into said recesses.

2. A pin or fastening device of the class described, comprising a bodyportion of springmaterial provided with pointed end portions formedintegral therewith and extending inwardly and upwardly from the oppositeends of said body portion with the pointed ends thereof positionedadjacent the center of said body portion, said pointed end portionsbeing normally in said position independently of any engagement withsaid body portion, and point protecting means on said body portionadjacent said pointed ends.

Signed in the city, county and State of New York, this 15th day ofJanuary, 1914.

STUART WEATHERLEY;

Witnesses: V

Lnwrs J. DoomTTL LOUELLA F. LITTLE.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

